ESA Open Invitation To Tender AO8723
Open Date: 09/09/2016
Closing Date: 01/11/2016 13:00:00

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 16.197.06
Prog. Ref.: General Studies
Budget Ref.: E/0600-00 – General Studies
Special Prov.: BE+DK+FR+DE+IT+NL+ES+SE+CH+GB+IE+AT+NO+FI+PT+GR+LU+CZ+RO+PL+EE+HU+CA
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Technology Domains: Others
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Technical & Quality Management
Department: System, Software & Technology Department
Division: Future Prep. & Strategic Studies Office
Contract Officer: Ferreol, Audrey
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply
Last Update Date: 09/09/2016
Update Reason: Tender issue

The activity aims at assessing the completion of the exploitation of Global Navigation Satellite System in support of weather and space weather nowcasting and forecasting. It addresses several areas not yet covered by current systems and which may be reached via either low-cost systems or the reprocessing of existing datasets:- continuous monitoring over oceans using receivers located in buoys and ships: horizontal gap filler;- monitoring over densely populated areas using cooperative smartphones: quantity over quality;- use of Precise Orbit Determination data: vertical gap filler. In these areas the activity shall assess possible techniques and sensors, investigate and demonstrate the feasibility of most promising techniques, identify the main critical requirements and technological developments (algorithms, communication systems, data rates, data mining, …), and finally quantify the benefits of such developments.

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